Course summary
A thriving research culture has developed within the topic of Business and Management with many papers being published in a range of journals. There are a number of challenging and thought-provoking research opportunities within the subject area for you to begin your research journey. We welcome proposal submissions from students to undertake research in the following indicative areas, although other areas will be considered: Business and Management research opportunities: •Entrepreneurship and small business •Entrepreneurship and small business with a particular interest in family business and the creative sectors •Management, entrepreneurship, strategy, planning and policy processes and trends shaping the businesses environment •Sustainable development and the energy sector •Individual sustainable consumption •Corporate Level Decision Making •e-Commerce, e-Business and Information Security •Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies •Environmental Management and Policy •Green Consumer Behaviour and Sustainable Consumption •Growth, Development and Internationalisation of SMEs •Higher Education Management and Internationalisation •International Business and Cross-Cultural Management •Research in specific industries such as Telecommunications and •Oil and Gas/Energy •Social Entrepreneurship, Trust and Social Capital
Modules
Business and Management research opportunities: •Entrepreneurship and small business •Entrepreneurship and small business with a particular interest in family business and the creative sectors •Management, entrepreneurship, strategy, planning and policy processes and trends shaping the businesses environment •Sustainable development and the energy sector •Individual sustainable consumption •Corporate Level Decision Making •e-Commerce, e-Business and Information Security •Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies •Environmental Management and Policy •Green Consumer Behaviour and Sustainable Consumption •Growth, Development and Internationalisation of SMEs •Higher Education Management and Internationalisation •International Business and Cross-Cultural Management •Research in specific industries such as Telecommunications and •Oil and Gas/Energy •Social Entrepreneurship, Trust and Social Capital
Entry requirements
Normal entry requirements are a first or upper second class honours degree from a University of the United Kingdom, or from an overseas University, or degree equivalent qualification, subject to the approval of Robert Gordon University. Applicants holding qualifications other than those above shall be considered on their merits and in relation to the nature and scope of the proposed research programme. Applicants holding qualifications other than those above shall be considered on their merits and in relation to the nature and scope of the proposed research programme. Applicants will normally register for an MSc/PhD or MRes/PhD with transfer to PhD dependent on satisfactory progress. However, applicants who already possess a Master’s degree which includes a significant research component could be registered directly for a PhD, subject to a satisfactory research proposal, and clear evidence of research expertise.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
UK/EU
Full-time
£4,500 per academic year
Part-time MPhil/PhD
£2,700 per academic year
Part-time MRes/MSc by research
£2,250 per academic year
International Students
Full-time - £14,420 per academic year
Part-time MPhil/PhD
£8,652 per academic year
Part-time MRes/MSc by research
£7,210 per academic year
Provider information
Robert Gordon University
Garthdee House
Garthdee Road
Aberdeen
AB10 7QB